Strange
Things Are Happening is back with a quick round up of some new and newish
groovy Garage/Psych Bandcamp releases that are available for you to download
for free.
First up is an
absolutely fantastic EP from Moonsong (AKA Cody Nielsen from Fayetteville,
Arkansas). Packed full of hook laden psychedelic ear candy, it’s an EP of
gently twisted Psych Pop with echoes of early Todd Rundgren and the vibe of
current records by the likes of Pond and Tame Impala.
There are
five tracks of experimental but perfectly accessible, snappy 3 minute
Psychedelic Pop tunes, which bring to mind A Wizard, A True Star period Rundgren,
the brilliant ’Two as One’ and ‘Expansions’ are perfect examples of this. There is also a
very current, neo-psychedelic feel to this EP……’Instability’ is driven by disco
drums and throbbing synthesizers and ‘Start Over’ is full of sparkling guitars,
both tracks would not sound out of place on the last Pond album.
You really
must give this EP a listen…..there is no excuse as it is available as a “name
your price” download from the Moonsong Bandcamp page http://moon-song.bandcamp.com/releases.
You can also find this EP on both iTunes and Spotify.
For those of
you that like your psychedelia to be of a darker hue, you need to check out Revolver
Mercurio by Nuvem Leopardo (a self-recorded, mainly solo project by Brazilian
psychonaut Marcel Willou). It’s an intriguing blend of Mogadon laced heavy
Psych and Black Sabbath inspired dense riffing that lovers of early 70s head
music will enjoy.
Break out
the bong and let Nuvem Leopardo drag you down into an ocean of warm fuzz, let it
wash over you while you weightlessly drift. Revolver Mercurio is a proper psychedelic Stoner Rock record
and deserves your attention………the tracks ‘Narcisos’, ‘No Centro Do Sol’ and ‘Tangerina ou
Romã’ are very, very heavy but also very, very heady.
You can get Revolver
Mercurio from the Nuvem Leopardo Bandcamp page at https://nuvemleopardo.bandcamp.com/album/revolver-mercurio
where it is available as a “name your price” download.
Next up is a
3 track download from 60s Garage Rock influenced Canadian band The Tailbreakers. Very much in the mould of bands like the Allah Las, Black Angels
and The Spyrals, The Tailbreakers have a great sparse, classic Garage Rock
sound that you will dig if you like the Nuggets/Pebbles era bands.
There will
be a full album dropping at the end of September on Ongakubaka Records which we
hope we will get to hear, but in the meantime you can wrap your ears round these
groovy tunes. A “name your price” download is available from The Tailbreakers
Bandcamp page at https://thetailbreakers.bandcamp.com/album/the-tailbreakers.
Coming to
you from Negative Fun records is a 7” single by fuzzy Garage/Punk three piece
Alright. Fizzing with energy this is a great little record and of the 3 tracks ‘Mixed
Signals’ is no doubt the stand out track. Available as either a 7” single or a “name
your price” digital download, go to their Bandcamp page at http://alrightnc.bandcamp.com/ and
check it out, alright!
And finally, coming out of outta Wellington,
New Zealand is Beatcomber……a five piece super lo-fi garage band. Twiins is a
two track single/download…..whereas the track ‘Twiins’ is seriously woozy, no-fi
tune with a cool Velvet Underground vibe, ‘PsyychSafari’ is a mind-blowingly good
reverb drenched, swirling organ Garage/Surf mash-up, groovy floor filler that
is worth the price of admission for a “name your price” download……plus you have
to admire a band that has a tambourine player. Download the tracks here http://beatcomber.bandcamp.com/album/twiins
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